Posted on 09/09/2009 2:18:42 PM PDT by freedom44
Coinciding with the publication of the Mosharekat (Participation) Front's statement blasting the political remarks made by the Islamic Passdaran Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) chief, the head of the minority reformist faction in the Majlis revealed that a number of IRGC personnel had resigned to protest the IRGC's interference in political affairs.
Yesterday, the leader of the minority reformist faction in the Majlis, Hashemian, blasted the IRGC chief's recent comments accusing reformist leaders of seeking to overthrow the regime, labeling them "disrespectful" and "illegal." Noting that the IRGC chief's remarks make the military institution "notorious," he then argued that the IRGC chief's recent remarks violate Ayatollah Khomeini's explicit orders banning the military from interfering in political affairs, adding, "These remarks can be interpreted as an attempt to undermine the principles championed by the Imam. As a military commander, he did not have the right to interfere in political affairs."
Hashemian implicitly referred to cracks in the IRGC, emphasizing that based on the information he has received some IRGC personnel have resigned and plan to leave the institution.
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Interesting. The more instability and friction within the regime the better.
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